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For more than three decades, the Showcase Art and Writing Contest, conducted by Foster's Daily Democrat, has honored thousands of elementary and high school artists and writers. Some have used their awards to build college resumes and earn scholarships. In addition, parents and teachers have used the contest to motivate aspiring young artists and writers to make the most of their skills.
This year marks the 33rd annniversary of the contest, which seeks stories and artwork about the spirit of the holidays. It is open to New Hampshire and Maine students in grades 1 through 12.
The winning entries will be published in the Thursday, Dec. 19, edition of "Showcase Magazine," Foster's weekly arts and entertainment publication. Winners will be honored at a special awards reception in late January or early February. Parents, family members and teachers of the winners will be invited.
Students may enter individually, but teachers are encouraged to make it a class project with the hopes of shining the awards spotlight on their school.
This year's deadline for entries is 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15.
To make submitting entries easier, they can be sent by email to: firstname.lastname@example.com, submitted by postal mail or dropped off at our Dover office at 150 Venture Drive.
Regardless of how entries are submitted they must include the information listed on the entry form which appears with this announcement. Entrants and their teachers or parents are welcome to make copies of the form and distribute them freely. It is not required this form be used, but the information requested MUST be provided. Again, all information shown on the form must be included with all entries, or they cannot be accepted. It is especially important in the event we have to contact the parent or guardian of any entrant chosen as a winner.
The following are the contest rules:
1. In order to publish submissions and contact winners for the awards ceremony, students must include their parents'/guardians' name(s), address, phone number and email address(es) on the back of their work in addition to their name, grade, age and school. If submitted by email, this must be included. Winners will be notified as to the date, time and place of the award ceremony.
2. Stories and drawings must be original ideas, not copied or traced. A story should be no longer than 550 words. (Students in Grade 5 and older should include a word count on their entries.) There is no minimum length. All grade school entries should be legibly written (if submitted by email, they must be typed as a Word document or pasted into the email); all others should be typed, double-spaced (if submitted by email, they must be typed as a Word document or pasted into the email).
3. The contest is open to school-age children attending schools in New Hampshire and Maine. Children may submit their work through school classes or on their own. All entries, however, must be clearly marked with name, address, school, grade of entrant and home phone number and/or email address as well as parents'/guardians' name(s).
4. Judging is in five categories: Grades 1-2; Grades 3-4; Grades 5-6; Grades 7-8; Grades 9-12. Artwork and writing will be judged separately.
5. For artwork, original work is preferred. Artwork submitted electronically will be disqualified if computer manipulated or generated. No photography is allowed. Submitted artwork must be no larger than 8.5 inches by 11 inches. If artwork is submitted by email, it must be scanned at a resolution of 300 dpi or higher and attached as a jpg file.
6. Entries must be received by 4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15. Mail or hand-delivered to Foster's Daily Democrat, 150 Venture Drive, Dover, 03820. Entries can also be submitted via email to firstname.lastname@example.com. It is highly recommended entrants do not wait until deadline day to submit their work. No late entries will be accepted.
7. Students can enter once in writing and once in artwork.
8. Because of the number of submissions, we cannot return entries.
9. Members of the immediate family of Foster's Daily Democrat employees are ineligible. The contest is only open to students from New Hampshire and Maine.
Mail entries to Holiday Art and Writing Contest, Foster's Daily Democrat, 150 Venture Drive, Dover, NH 03820, drop them off at this address, or submit them to firstname.lastname@example.com
Any questions? Call Paul "Buzz" Dietterle, Showcase Editor, at 516-2939, or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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In my newbie running days, I ran with two great training groups who taught me many things about the world of post-collegiate running. One of the lessons that stands out the most was the cardinal rule of race shirt etiquette: wearing a shirt from a race you hadn't run was a huge no-no. I mean, it was the equivalent of lying! For years I didn't dare wear a shirt for a race I didn't run.
Sometime later I realized I don't give a damn what race shirt so-and-so is wearing, and who cares if they did or didn't run the race? More than a few times I've grabbed friends' race packets when they didn't plan on racing and you know what? I don't care if they wore those shirts or not. Um, it's a t-shirt!
There are a few situations in which, to my mind, it's perfectly fine to wear a race shirt even if you didn't run the race. I guess you could call them fashion dos and don'ts … that is, if race shirts can be considered fashion!
1. You volunteered. I remember thinking the Buckeye 50k shirt from one of the years I volunteered was really cool. So cool that I bought one, even though I didn't do the race! At the time I don't think I had even run 50k all at once, much less raced it. The horror!
I waited to wear that shirt until I had run a 50k, and even then I always felt a bit badly about it… but in retrospect, it's no big deal. If you gave your time and energy to a race, there's no reason you should be embarrassed to wear the shirt!
2. You've done the race before or you have done similar events multiple times. Your race crazy friend has decided she needs to wean her closet and she happens to be your size, and your running wardrobe just needs a refresher (those technical clothes don't smell like roses forever!). I say go ahead and wear that local 5k shirt; hell, you've raced what seems like a million 5ks and you probably raced this one in the past. Wear that donated shirt proudly, and should anyone have the audacity to question your honor, don't be afraid to say, "No, I didn't run this race! You got a problem with that?"
3. You got injured or weren't able to start. Let's be honest, most race shirts kind of suck, but on a rare occasion they nail it! If you unfortunately weren't able to race it, I say go ahead and don the shirt. You trained for the race, and you paid for the goods. It's not like you stole a medal from the finish line!
4. The deal at the expo on last year's amazingly fitted, perfectly designed shirt is just too good to pass up. This year at the Dances With Dirt ultra they had last year's shirts on sale for cheap. And to be honest they were cooler than this years. I didn't need a shirt, but if I did, I would have bought one and I would wear it, too. The shame!
5. You came out to support someone and you're very very proud. I got injured, I cheered for the family, I have done the Detroit Turkey trot many many times, and the shirt is cool. Yep I wear this one, and I (gasp!) did not toe the line.
When my dad bought a jacket at Boston in 2005 from the previous year, I went red in the face. I mean come on dad, everyone will assume you raced Boston! His logical explanation of it being way too cold for spectating and that being the cheapest jacket at the expo seemed silly at the time, but its practicality is undeniable. And anyway, why should I be so upset? Any time he wears that jacket, if someone asks about the race he's going to brag about me!
Have I just done too many races and lost the appropriate reverence for the wearing of a race t-shirt? Or was that "rule" just a silly one to begin with? I think this may have been a bigger deal in the past, when less people were racing, and there were less races to run.
Regardless, this is one of those fun ethical grey areas that comes with running and racing. Of course it's not that important, but it nonetheless provokes a great deal of controversy among runners. And without a few rules, what's to keep me from wearing a 100 mile shirt or go get an Ironman tattoo?
What do you think, Salties? Is it okay to wear the shirt for a race you didn't run? Is it silly to even care whether or not someone ran the race?

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LONDON, U.K. -- With violence rising in Libya and the Middle East, the image of Colonel Gaddafi with the head of Daffy Duck superimposed over the Libyan dictator's face is becoming an increasingly popular search term on Google, with people across the globe finding trace elements of comic relief in the wacky combination. Amateur satirists with a basic knowledge of Photoshop have been working overnight to create humourous images to appease the baying hordes, and to both "chortle" and "snigger" at the resulting creations.
According to many who are actively involved in the conflict, this has no relevance or bearing on anything. One Libyan now living in Lewisham said, "Who cares about this?? It's completely irrelevant! I have family in the country and I want them out now! NO, DON'T SHOW ME A PICTURE! Oh wait....that is quite funny lololololololol."
The increasing frequency of the searches has also had a crippling effect on the rankings of other Colonels in Google instant searches. Colonel Sanders is now down to second, with Colonel Mustard a distant seventh. Neither were available for comment yesterday.
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Midway into the Q&A last night for Becoming Chaz, the documentary about how Chastity Bono—i.e., Sonny and Cher's onetime cherubic Goldilocks—went from being a she to a he, co-director Randy Barbato's cellphone rang."Wait, this is Chaz," he said, stepping aside from the mic to take the call."We're in a Q&A right now. Do you want to just say 'hi'?," he said, into the phone. He then held it up to the microphone."Hello?" came Chaz's distinct voice, which is several octaves lower these days."Say 'hi,'" Barbato instructed."Who, me? Oh. Cool. Hi guys, I hope you enjoyed it."
This genial, low-key nature is seen throughout Becoming Chaz, one of the most daring and exposing films at the festival this year. The project was actually Chaz's idea; he came to Barbato and Fenton Bailey (Party Monster, The Eyes of Tammy Faye) and asked them if they'd be interested in documenting his journey into transgenderism. Once filming began, he let them capture the most intimate details of the process, from his breast-removal surgery to his girlfriend Jennifer's bimonthly duty of shooting hormones into his rear end—when she informs him that he's starting to grow hair back there, Chaz rejoices, as he does whenever he sees his feminine qualities start to fade away. That liberation is at the heart of the movie, both in as it pertains to Chaz and to transgenders around the world, which is perhaps why Oprah Winfrey selected the film to kick off her new documentary club on OWN. But nothing about the film feels didactic, mainly because Bono himself is so easy-going and authentic—there is no evidence whatsoever that he was raised by one of the most fabulous divas on the planet.Speaking of which, yes, Cher sits down for a candid interview, though is clearly uncomfortable with the Chaz experiment and continues to refer to him as "she." (She does a little better when she goes on Letterman.)The Sonny side of the family is far more cool about the whole thing. As one of Chaz's step-sisters says: "We're Bonos."(And in deal-making news, Sony Pictures Classics picked up The Guard, the Irish cop comedy with Don Cheadle and Brendan Gleeson; The Weinstein Company bought the Tobey Maguire black comedy The Details, for a whopping $7 million, making it the biggest deal of the festival; and Fox Searchlight has picked up Mike Cahill's Another Earth for north of $1 million.)


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SEATTLE, 2014-5-23 — /Travel PR News/ — EVA Air took delivery of its 16th and 17th Boeing 777-300ER (registration numbers B-16718 and B-16719) on 21 May, 2014 at the Boeing factory in Everett, Washington. Boeing and EVA staged a delivery ceremony led by EVA Chairman K.W. Chang and Boeing Marketing, Sales Strategy & Operations Vice President Ihssane Mounir.
The event showcased the two new aircraft in front of the delivery center. "Our new Boeing 777-300ERs equip us to initiate significant changes in the flying experience we offer. We are going to make flying more fun and more comfortable than ever for our passengers," said EVA Air Chairman K.W. Chang.
EVA's new Boeing777-300ERs are the first in the world to be equipped with Panasonic's latest generation eX3 inflight entertainment system and Global Communication Suite (GCS). With this system, EVA now offers passengers SMS roaming service to send and receive short messages on their own mobile phones. The airline also now provides Sky Wi-Fi access. At an altitude of 20,000 feet or higher, passengers can send and receive e-mails, use instant messaging APPs and check in on social media.
EVA upgraded individual seat-back entertainment systems with high-resolution monitors and multi-touch technology, too. Now, passengers can select and execute various functions by simply sliding their fingers across the screens.
In Economy Class and Elite premium economy, EVA enlarged monitors from its earlier 9 inches to 11.1. It equipped its Royal Laurel Class top cabin with 16-inch screens and AV control handsets that have 4-inch LCD panels. Now, passengers in this cabin can simultaneously play video games on their handsets and use the remote controls to execute functions on the seat-back screens.
EVA configured its newest Boeing777-300ERs for 333 passengers in three cabins, 39 in Royal Laurel Class business, 56 in Elite premium economy and 238 in Economy. And it has created new interiors that are elegant and stylish in addition to being comfortable and inviting.
EVA designed Elite and Economy Class cabins with seats that give passengers more leg-rest room than similar products and are all equipped with 110v AC outlets and USB ports. It added full-grain leather headrest covers and new mood-light systems in Royal Laurel and Elite Classes.
As it places its new 777-300ERs in service, EVA is also updating Royal Laurel Class service items. It is outfitting cabins with new noise-cancelling headsets that have better sound quality and enhanced noise-reduction performance. It has begun serving Fiji Water, a popular premium bottled product from the Fiji Islands. And it is stepping up efforts to make passengers comfortable and feel at home onboard its flights by offering pajamas.
EVA is also introducing two new colors for its sought-after and collectible Rimowa overnight kits, Crystal Green for inbound flights and Prosecco outbound.
Both aircraft departed Seattle's Paine Field Airport at 16:00 (4 pm PDT). The EVA Chairman, an aviator certified to fly Boeing 777-300ERs who has earned the rank of airline captain, piloted the first to take off. The aircraft will arrive in Taiwan at Taipei's Taoyuan International Airport at 19:30 (7:30 pm) local time on 22 May, 2014.
As it places its new aircraft in operation, EVA will increase flight frequency from North America, starting 3 June, 2014. It will initiate one of the new aircraft as BR31 on Mondays' and Tuesdays' New York – Taipei flights, boosting service on the route from five times a week to daily. It will use the second as BR11 on Taipei – Los Angeles service, flying Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, adding three flights/week to the 17 it now operates. It will also raise both Toronto and Vancouver frequency from three flights a week to four.
When EVA takes delivery of a third new Boeing777-300ER in June, it will increase San Francisco frequency from 12 to 14 trips per week and add one more flight to the 20 on the Los Angeles route. These increases will raise EVA's North American services from 45 flights per week to 55.
Before the first Boeing 777-300ER rolled out of the factory, EVA was working closely with the manufacturer to design the aircraft. EVA was a launch customer for the 777-300ER, ordering 15 in 2000 with deliveries starting in 2005. The airline ordered seven more in 2012 for deliveries starting this year. EVA will have a total of 22 Boeing 777-300ERs in its fleet after all the new aircraft are delivered and company officials have not ruled out the possibility of ordering more.
Delivery of these two new Boeing 777-300ERs brings EVA's total fleet size to 66 aircraft. By the end of 2015, the carrier will have five more of the jets in service. It has also taken delivery of eight Airbus 321-200s and is using them on regional routes. It will add 16 more A321-200s by the end of 2016. After all of its new aircraft are delivered and older models are retired, EVA's fleet will include more than 70 airplanes.
The newest member of Star Alliance, EVA links an international network of major destinations worldwide, including dozens of cities in China and throughout Asia. EVA offers more trans-Pacific flights from North America to Taipei where, with just one easy stop, it provides onward connections to more major business and leisure centers than any other airline. Business and leisure travelers can access the expanded schedules and book the added flights now through travel agents and EVA's website at www.evaair.com.


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Brief summary of evidence supporting the efficacy of biofeedback for non-cardiac related chest pain:
The amount of change in heat rate with change in breathing is an index of vagal tone. It is simple to evaluate relationships between heart rate variability and respiration using biofeedback equipment.
Gevirtz and his team (e.g., DeGuire et al 1996) as well as many others have shown that there is a solid relationship between anxiety and non-cardiac related chest pain. They have also shown that abnormal patterns of respiration well known to lead to feelings of anxiety due to changes in concentration of carbon dioxide, also result in non-cardiac chest pain. The literature indicates that between 51 and 90% of non-cardiac related chest pain is associated with hyperventilation. Retraining breathing patterns results in long term (at least three years) control of stress related cardiac pain symptoms and hyperventilation related symptoms such as anxiety. See Gevirtz's placebo controlled, long term follow-up studies (e.g. DeGuire et al 1996) for details of their findings. It is emphasized that correction of these breathing patterns relieves the chest pain or eliminates it all together without further intervention to correct an anxiety disorder. Thus, it is the sequeli of incorrect breathing which create both anxiety and chest pain for many patients - not an underlying anxiety disorder which results in incorrect breathing.
The newest approach involves using biofeedback to maximize heart rate variability in relation to respiration in order to treat cardiac pain. The idea is that variability increases and decreases as people breath in and out. Patients are trained to maximize variability by watching the display. The technique is currently called "Resonant Frequency Training" (RFT) and was previously called respiratory sinus arrhythmia biofeedback (RSA). The literature supporting the technique's efficacy is solid (e.g. Gevirtz 1999, Gevirtz 2002, Lehrer et al 2000).
* Much of the information provided here is from Carolyn Yucha and Christopher Gilbert's 2004 book "Evidence Based Practice in Biofeedback & Neurofeedback" AAPB, Wheat Ridge, CO.


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Your child's preschool teacher has just informed you of a delicate situation. Your daughter and a child in her class were "playing doctor" and were caught investigating each other's genitals. How do you react? Is this normal? How should you talk to your child about this?
First and foremost, take a deep breath and realize that it is perfectly normal for young children to be curious and play body exploration games. This is not erotic behavior, but curiosity. Sexual behavior is uncomfortable for adults, but generally quite innocent for young children.
Beginning around age two and a half and continuing until around age seven, most children are eager to explore similarities and differences in body parts with their peers. They are just venturing into the unknown and tend to do sexual exploration through games. Generally these games are conducted in one of three ways:
Remember, curiosity and not erotic drive generally motivate young children who engage in these sexual games. Their exploration seldom moves any further than observing each other and doesn't consist of the emotional give and take associated with adult romantic love. However, sometimes children exposed to sexual abuse or activity may 'act out' to make sense of their experience. For information on sexual abuse, see Nibbles "Preventing Sexual Child Abuse".
The greatest potential danger with children playing sexual games can be the way in which adults handle the situation. If the response is too strong, abrupt or disapproving, the child will feel confused, embarrassed, shamed or guilty and may become lured to sexual matters in general.
Whenever you interrupt children in the middle of sexual games….
If you were not a witness to the sexual game, talk to your child in a calm, mild manner. Ask your child to explain what he or she did. Then share with them the "privacy" explanation and the "keep your clothes on" guideline. Last, but not least, give your child a big hug and tell them how much you love them.
Prepared by: Diane G. Ryals, Family Life Educator, Morgan-Scott Unit Spring 2001, Revised 2006
Editor: Patti Faughn, Family Life Educator, Springfield Center, 2006


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126. Try to Be Calm about This News, But the Tax Problem on the Sale of a Business Is Solved.
125. The Federal Reserve Succeeds in Its Fight Against Deflation--But Inflation Rises.
124. Alert! Defer the Tax on Your Sales Commission Income, with DEFCOMM.
123. So, How Is That Advice That You Gave in 2007 Working Out?
122. Today's Market Rout, and When You Have Assets Which You Could Sell, But Not at a Price Anyone Is Willing to Pay
121. Selling Property at Auction Can Trigger Tax, Even if You Don't Net Any Cash--unless You Combine the Auction with a Collateralized Installment Sale.
120. Just the Facts, Ma'am: How to Minimize Tax-audit Fear.
119. How Can One Shelter Interest Income from Tax? Or Convert It to Capital Gain?
118. Follow These Practical Guidelines to Preserve Tax Deferral for Your Installment Sale, If You Borrow Money at the Same Time
117. The Government Has Painted Itself into a Corner Because of Debt, and Can Do Very Little to Help the Economy. The Private Sector Has Some Options Left, However.
116. Did You Hear about the 3.6% Tax Increase Just Now Quietly Announced? Or about the Further Tax Increase Coming Next Month?
115. How an Average Person Can Tell Effective Economic Stimulus from Ineffective Stimulus
114. Here's the Silliest Argument Yet, in Favor of Raising Taxes--and It Was Made With a Straight Face.
113. So, You Have a Property That's about to be Foreclosed. How Can You Save Your Credit, and How Can You Avoid Tax on the Excess Debt?
112. A Nationally Prominent CPA Joins in Conversation about Tax Deferral and Collateralized Installment Sales
111. Are There Hidden Costs Associated with a Collateralized Installment Sale? With Other Tax-Deferral Methods? What Is the Real Cost?
110. Will an Investment Adviser Prefer That a Client Sell in a Collateralized Installment Sale ("C453"), or in Some Other Way?
109. Will a Real Estate Broker Make More Money, or Less, with a Collateralized Installment Sale?
108. The "Economic Substance" Doctrine Is a Safe Harbor for the Tax Treatment of Your Transactions, So Use It.
107. Professionals Who Wing It, and Give Distorted Tax Advice
106. You Can Easily Avoid Tax on Relief of Debt. Here's How.
105. Set Sail Now--and Get Set to Sell Now--with Our Flagship
104. How Do You Feel--or What Do You Think--about the Whole Idea of Tax Deferral? Is It a Wholesome Activity?
103. A Done Deal: Seller Sells a Capital Asset and Defers Tax for 30 Years, But Has Equivalent Cash. How Can This Be?
102. "Wave of Frantic Consolidation in the Health Industry" Calls for Tax, Estate and Investment Planning, Now
101. Plan for Long-term Care, While Preserving Your Wealth with a Collateralized Installment Sale
100. How Do Pigeons, Innovation and Freedom of Contract Relate to One Another?
99. The Golden Egg: Create Your Own Investment Fund with MoneyThat Otherwise Would Be Required for Taxes
98. Subtle Deconstructionism Affects Legal and Tax Advisers, and You, Your Pocketbook and Your Freedoms
97. #2 in a Series: Announcement: You Participate in Loan Fees, And Everyone Benefits
94. #1 in a Series: Announcing: Tax Deferral with Complete Liquidity
93. Thank Heaven for Little URLs: One That Circumvents Tax-Deferred Exchange Problems
92. How Can the Seller Sell at 2007 Prices, While the Buyer Buys at 2010/11 Prices?
91. Buying a Property? Want to Reduce the Tax on the Lease Income after You Buy?
90. A Key to Growing Your Business: Use Your Knowledge of Yourself (Your Theme) As a Lens to See Opportunity
89. Better than an IRA: Pre-tax Money Buys "Underwater" Homes at Market or Less and Produces Income Not Taxable to You. Then You Finish by Deferring the Tax on Resale.
88. A Conversation about Saving a Particular "Underwater" Home Loan
87. Put Your Defense in Place Now, against the Estate Tax Beginning January 1
86. At Last: A Private-Sector Solution Shows up, for Underwater Home Mortgages
85. Are We There Yet? --Not Now, Not Later, if "There" Means Paying the Capital Gains Tax
84. A New Philosophy of Tax Benefits: How to Obtain Happiness and Tax Benefits, Too
82. Minimizing the Tax on Marcellus Shale Mineral Rights Income
81. "That's the way it's always been done."--How Government and Business Really View Innovation
80. Selling into a Down Market: Why Sellers and Buyers Should Stop the Waiting
79. "If only I'd Known Then What I Know Now": Q&A about Commercial Loan Portfolios, While There's Still Time.
77. Defer the Tax on the Sale of Your Business, and Pay the Tax Later in Cheaper Dollars
75. S.Crow Collateral Corp. in Business Week
76. How Can Your Bank Profitably Reduce Its Exposure to Commercial Real Estate?
74. Avoid the Power Trip: Don't Get Above Yourself
73. Two Moves Ahead: Playing Dynamically to Win in Today's Economy
72. Take a Number, for Bank-owned Commercial Properties: How the Bank Can Sell High, and You Can Buy Low
71. Reading the Warning Signs: Is Is Worth Trying to Do Business with a Narcissist?
70. On Being #1: A Largely Unobserved Incoherence about Innovation and Leadership, in American Business
69. Part 5: Is It a Gimmick, or Is It Worthy of My Time to Hear? It's *Not* Whom You Know
68. Part 4: Is It a Gimmick, or Is It Worthy of My Time to Hear? About Loopholes vs. Substance
67. Part 3: Is It a Gimmick, or Is It Worthy of My Time to Hear? About Black Swans, and Surprises
66. Part 2: Is It a Gimmick, or Is It Worthy of My Time to Hear? How Excited Is the Proponent?
65. Part 1: Is It a Gimmick, or Is It Worthy of My Time to Hear? The Role of a Stated Economics Rationale
64. In a Short Sale of Your Commercial Property, Why Not Pay Your Loan in Full?
63. We Can't Cause Market Values to Rise, But We Can Increase Your Equity Immediately
62. Let's Opt Out of a Decade of Stagnation in Commercial Real Estate Prices
61. It's a Roller Coaster around Here, As We Work with Those Who Are at the Top, and Those Who Were at the Top
60. A Rescue for TIC Investors in Troubled Properties or Who Just Want Out without Being Taxed to Get Out
59. The Ever-Present Logical "Fallacy of Division" in Public Discourse Makes a Dumb Argument Sound Good
58. I Sang for My Father: For Optimism in Opportunity
57. Red Flag #2 about DSTs: Invitation to a Conflict of Interest
56. About Clamor at Parties, to Learn about Tax Deferral or Resolving Troubled Commercial Loans
55. How Does a Collateralized Installment Sale Differ from a Sale to What Is Called a Deferred Sales Trust?
54. 1. Dealburt Retires. 2. "Regulatory-Risk" Aversion Will Reduce Economic Growth.
53. Ready for Prime Time: Our Criteria for Resolving Troubled Commercial Loans
52. What's the Easiest Way to Minimize Your Risk of Investment Loss? Postpone the Tax on the Previous Investment.
51. One Size Fits One: Because Every Situation Is Unique, Every Transaction Should Be Unique, Not a Formula
50. The Creative Process, Categorical Reasoning, and Tax Minimization
48. New: A Perpetual Collateralized Installment Sale: Permanent Tax Deferral in Unlimited Amounts
June 16, 2010
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The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators has decided to set up an informal ad hoc expert group on REMIT implementation measures. The goal of this group will be to provide expert support to the Agency during the development of guidance, recommendations and transparency rules in the implementation phase of Regulation (EU) No 1227/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT).
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Showalter keeping an open mind about Aceves
Manager aware righty's had 'bumps in road,' cites O's strong clubhouse
SARASOTA, Fla. -- Pitcher Alfredo Aceves and catcher Johnny Monell were late arrivals due to weather issues, but Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he wouldn't count the tardiness against them.
The pair, who both arrived Sunday and are competing for roster spots, both played winter ball and are pretty much in "game shape." While Monell is competing primarily with Steve Clevenger to back up catcher Matt Wieters, Aceves is a bullpen option and the O's are giving the fiery right-hander a fresh slate.
"I've learned through the years I make up my own mind about people," Showalter said when asked about Aceves, who has had well-documented run-ins with teammates and managers. "Some people are a product of their environment. I'm pretty confident about our environment. "It's very obvious, [pitching coach] Dave [Wallace] and I were talking [Sunday] whether it be PFPs and drills and this and that, when he gets on the mound and puts a baseball in his hand and he's pitching, you see why he has been in demand. He had a number of offers and he came here."
There are a lot of players in camp who have played with Aceves, who has a good chance to make the club as a non-roster invitee. Showalter said he made a favorable impression in an early meeting and that it's a tough balancing act to trust the solid clubhouse environment as well as protect it.
"That's the weighing," he said. "Protective of it, but you're confident of it. Peer pressure is pretty good. My barometer of players is, if they don't care what their teammates think, you've got a problem. That's usually the indicator. But until you've walked a mile in a man's shoes and been in some of his recent environments …
"There have been some good baseball people who have had this guy who have had some bumps in the road. I'm not blind to that. I'm not any smarter than they are, but I'm real confident that, if it's there, we can find it."


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STATION VISIT - Bridges and Railways KS2
This Station Visit is an ideal class trip when there are no trains running. The session is designed to inspire your group's Design and Technology learning by studying the construction and use of railway bridges.
The session will include:
- The opportunity to explore a restored period station
- Education activities lead by the Watercress Line Education Department
- A team-work exercise to promote communication and planning
A choice of educational activities including:
- Study of bridge construction. A tour of Ropley station will provide your group with examples of bridge building for your group to determine the different materials and techniques used.
- Evaluating past and present designs. With the use of plans, photographs and their own sketches, your group will compare and contrast different design features.
- Why did the railway build bridges? Using scientific and geographical investigation, your group will learn why the Watercress Line needs bridges.
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I've been to France two years ago
(i) I went to France two years ago
(ii) Past
(iii) Used for an action that has happened
2(i) and (ii) you have not identified the correct tense or use
'Past simple' is the tense you used in #2.i. You have not named the tense used in the original.
Your reason could be used for both the original and #2.i. Why is only #2.1 correct?
3. Can you come for a drink tonight?
Sorry, I'll play tennis with my sister.
(i) I'm playing tennis with my sister.
(ii) Present Continuous
(iii) Used for an action happening now
3(iii) you have not identified the correct use of the present continuous here
In the original invitation, 'tonight' is clearly after 'now', so your answer in #3.iii cannot be correct.
4. At the station I realised I left the tickets at home.
(i) At the station I realised I had left the tickets at home
(ii) Past Perfect
(iii) Used for an action that has happened
· 4(iii) more detail about the use of the past perfect is needed.
The explanation you have given could apply to 'left' and 'has left'. Why, precisely, has the speaker used the form 'had left'?
I recommend that you read about English verb tenses in books such as :
Teaching Tenses: Ideas for Presenting and Practising Tenses in English - Rosemary Aitken.
Meaning and the English verb - Geoffrey Leech
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By Neal Lineback and Mandy Lineback Gritzner, Geography in the NewsTM
Geography in the NewsTM
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–>Megacities' Expansive Growth
For the first time in human history, more of the world's 6.8 billion people live in cities than in rural areas. That is an incredible demographic and geographic shift since 1950 when only 30 percent of the world's 2.5 billion inhabitants lived in urban environments.
The world's largest cities, particularly in developing countries, are growing at phenomenal rates. As a growing landless class is attracted by urban opportunities, meager as they might be, these cities' populations are ballooning to incredible numbers.
A May 2010 Christian Science Monitor article on "megacities" predicted that by 2050, almost 70 percent of the world's estimated 10 billion people—more than the number of people living today—will reside in urban areas. The social, economic and environmental problems associated with a predominantly urbanized population are considerably different from those of the mostly rural world population of the past.
A megacity is an urban agglomeration (accumulation) with more than 10 million inhabitants. Sixty years ago in 1950, there were only two megacities—New York-Newark and Tokyo. In 1995, 14 megacities existed. Today, there are 22, mostly in the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America. By 2025, there will probably be 30 or more.
Urbanization has been occurring in the developed countries of the West for 200 years. Since the Industrial Revolution, a period from the 18th to 19th century in which machine-based manufacturing grew tremendously, cities have grown rapidly. As technological innovations flourished, economies previously dependent on manual labor and draft-animals began to change. People moved into the cities to find work and relatively quickly, cities began to grow exponentially.
Today, the most rapid megacity growth is occurring in the world's least developed and poorest countries—those least able to handle the political, social, economic and environmental problems associated with rapid urbanization.
In the most modern industrialized countries, on average, three out of four people already live within an urban area. In contrast, in the least-developed regions of the world, more than two out of three people still reside in a rural area. But that statistic is changing rapidly.
For people in developing countries, even the slums of cities like Mumbai, India, can offer more opportunities than their poor subsistence-based villages can. People gravitate to the cities because the potential for making money is greater there. While most of the economies in rural areas are agriculture-based with little cash flow, in the cities, people may be able to earn cash for work or retail sales.
The 10 largest cities in the world in 2010 and their projected populations by year 2025 are Tokyo, Japan (37.1 million), Delhi, India (28.6), São Paulo, Brazil (21.7), Mumbai, India (25.8), Mexico City (20.7), New York-Newark (20.6), Shanghai, China (20.0), Calcutta, India (20.1), Dhaka, Bangladesh (20.9) and Karachi, Pakistan (18.7).
According to the Christian Science Monitor, along with the masses come problems associated with providing necessary services like clean water, sanitation systems to remove the megatons of garbage and human waste and transportation systems to ferry workers. In addition, many cities have difficult times providing electrical networks, health care facilities and police protection.
Urbanization is not all bad news. According to the Christian Science Monitor, some see great promise in the trend, especially those companies that build roads and buildings. If a city is efficient, energy consumption can decrease by 20 percent. Transportation costs for goods and labor can fall considerably in cities because markets and workers are all close together. In essence, cities are where cash flows—they are where economic growth takes place.
As the world's population increases at the rate of 134 million per year, the urbanization process is pushing more and more people into the cities. Such frenetic rates of urbanization and intense poverty of large urban populations strain resources. Nonetheless, to poverty-stricken, landless people, cities offer visions of opportunity. The resulting massive urban underclass, particularly in developing countries, represents one of the world's greatest social and economic challenges.
The real question is, "What are the limits to urban growth?"
And that is Geography in the News.
Sources: GITN #1049, "Growing Megacities," June 28, 2010; GITN #844, "Megacities: 10 Million or More People," Aug. 4, 2006; and Bruinius, Harry, "March of the Megacities," The Christian Science Monitor, May 10, 2010.
Co-authors are Neal Lineback, Appalachian State University Professor Emeritus of Geography, and Geographer Mandy Lineback Gritzner. University News Director Jane Nicholson serves as technical editor. Geography in the NewsTM is solely owned and operated by Neal Lineback for the purpose of providing geographic education to readers worldwide.


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A-level overhaul: Cap on resits and shift to summer-only exams
England's exams watchdog Ofqual has announced a shift to summer-only exams and a cap on resits for A-level students in England.
They are the first of what are expected to be widespread changes to the exams taken by 18-year-olds.
The watchdog has published the results of a consultation on proposed changes.
It says there was support for fewer resits and exam seasons - but opposition to the idea of scrapping of AS-levels.
Most people thought the exams were "largely fit for purpose", it said.
Pupils are to be allowed just one resit per paper.
Teachers have criticised the plans, saying there is no evidence that A-levels need changing and that schools and pupils face "huge turbulence".
The government believes there are "serious problems" with the exams, that they do not prepare pupils properly for university and that the fact that they are taken "in chunks" over two years, with resits, has led to "grade inflation".
It favours the idea of exams being taken at the end of two years of study and wants more input from universities.
There were concerns that an emphasis on frequent exams meant students could not study a subject in enough depth.
Universities have said they broadly support the "thrust" of Friday's announcement, but do not want to "take ownership" of the qualifications.
A-levels are currently made up of AS-levels (taken in students' first year of study) and exams taken in the second year, known as A2s. Papers are taken in January and June.
Ofqual canvassed opinion on proposals, which included some to scrap AS-levels, bring in new A-level courses in 2014 in some "priority subjects", with other courses introduced later and for universities to be more involved with their design.
It describes its announcement as "the first phase of proposed wider A-level reforms".
The scrapping of January exams and the limit on resits come in from September 2013, but they will affect students who began their A-level studies this September. They will not have January exams in their second year as expected.
'Largely fit-for-purpose'
The body's chief regulator, Glenys Stacey, said: "Earlier this year we set out our proposals for A-level reform. The results show that respondents are very supportive of the proposals we outlined to remove the January assessments.
"The consultation followed on from Ofqual's research into perceptions of A-levels. This showed that the qualifications are considered to be largely fit-for-purpose but that there were some structural changes that could be made to improve them."
She said there was support for the idea of universities being involved with the design of A-levels - "but less support for universities endorsing each A-level".
Universities are already involved with the design of the exams, sitting on expert panels drawn up by exam boards.
Head teachers represented by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) back the ending of the January exams.
And they say they are pleased "to see strong consensus that in the main A-levels are fit for purpose" and support for keeping the AS-level.
"A-levels are a well known and well respected international brand and it would be foolish to damage confidence in them for no compelling reason," said ASCL leader Brian Lightman.
'Huge turbulence'
Chris Keates, the head of the NASUWT teachers' union, said Ofqual had shown no hard evidence that the wholesale change of A-levels was needed and that teachers and students would now face "huge turbulence and uncertainty".
Reducing resit opportunities would disadvantage pupils and the government seemed determined "to reduce the A-level to an elite university entrance exam" rather than a qualification for all young people, she added.
Andrew Hall, head of the AQA exam body, said: "The issue of timescales for the implementation of A-level reforms and the method of engagement with universities should be addressed as a matter of urgency.
"We agree that everyone should be entitled to resit an exam...but we have been concerned for some time that the culture of resits was distorting exam results."
The government has welcomed the changes, saying Ofqual's report shows that its reform plans are right.
A spokeswoman said: "Academics at our best universities have been concerned that there are real problems with A-levels.
"We are pleased that January exams and multiple resits will be scrapped, that people want less internal assessment and that universities have given such a clear signal that they want to be involved in designing A-levels.
"It is enormously encouraging that there is such support for a robust and relevant new system which will allow young people to demonstrate real knowledge and understanding of their subjects."
Universities UK (UUK), which represents university leaders, says it supports the "broad thrust" of the plans, but that universities do not want to "take ownership" of the qualifications and that the timetable for change is "too ambitious".
Its chief executive, Nicola Dandridge, said: "Universities have an important role to play in developing A-level curriculum and in ensuring that A-level content supports progression to higher education. University academics and staff are already extensively engaged in this way and have been working with the awarding organisations for many years.
But she added: "A-levels should remain broad enough to prepare students for the next stage of life, whether in higher education, employment or other forms of education."
Wales and Northern Ireland are conducting their own separate reviews into the future of exams for 14 to 18-year-olds so these changes will just affect students in England, potentially leading to different A-level exams being taken by pupils in different parts of the UK.


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There's really only one word to sum up the finale of Kourtney & Kim Take New York: Boxes. As their stay in New York was coming, everyone was packing up their clothes and belongings, and when confronted with Kris' boxes, Kim finally realized—given the tangible analogy provided by said boxes—that she didn't have room in her home for his clothes and didn't have room in her life for a husband. But before she arrived at that conclusion, there were so many conversations about the boxes. Kim wanted Kris' boxes shipped to Minnesota. He waned to ship his boxes to L.A. Kourtney agreed with Kris' idea about the boxes. Kim was having panic attacks just thinking about the boxes, and eventually, the boxes—and the loveless marriage they represented—made her cry. She called Khloe and Lamar and told them about the boxes. She had a heart-to-heart with Scott about the boxes. In the end, Kris wanted to make Kim happy, so he compromised and put the boxes in storage. A week later she filed for divorce. In an interview segment—no doubt taped well after their breakup—Kim admits that she's lived her life as an open book, saying, "I film everything, but there comes a time when you kind of just have to handle your issues privately." And thus, the Kardashian's reality empire transitions into a new season of Khloe & Lamar.
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" Cindy?" she heard a deep male voice ask.
Josh rubbed her legs, moving greater and greater. Cindy sighed contently.
"Mmmmmmmmm, so comfy," she believed. She felt some of the day's tension slip away.
" Damn, relax lady," she informed herself. "You're old adequate to be his mom." "Well, possibly simply his auntie," she believed, smiling to herself.
Josh leaned down and kissed the side of her neck sending out shivers all over her. "Noooooooooooo," stated Cindy. "Good," responded Josh.
Josh moved his right-hand man down and gradually placed one then 2 fingers into her damp pussy, sawing them in and out. "Oh Jesus," groaned Cindy. She raised her hips off of the table and pushed back at his fingers.
" Oh God," she believed. "Why am I getting so switched on by this man?"
" Hi, I'm Josh," he stated extending his hand. Cindy rose to shake his hand and gasped at the electrical shock that ran thru her at the touch of his hand.
" Oh God," groaned Cindy. Unconscientiously, Cindy spread her legs even more apart, enabling him much better access to her pussy.
Cindy eliminated his dick from her mouth and stated "Oh yes, consume me Baby." "Eat that pussy." Josh licked that much more difficult triggering her to buck her hips up at him.
Now Josh was the one bucking his hips. Cindy laughed gently, and then moved down to take his dick back into her mouth.
Cindy discovered herself ending up being excited by the feel of manly hands on her body. "Stop it," she informed herself. It's simply a massage.
They weren't troubling her, she simply desired to get him away from her ass. "Sure," stated Josh.
Cindy parked her cars and truck in the customer area outside the medspa. She could not believe of anything she required even worse right now.
"Easy for you to state," reacted Cindy. "Noooooooooooo," stated Cindy."Looks like you have something that requires rubbing too," stated Cindy, considering the substantial bulge in his trousers. "Mmmmmmmmmmm, come here and let me draw that charming dick," stated Cindy. Cindy laughed gently, and then moved down to take his dick back into her mouth.
Unexpectedly Cindy felt one of his thumbs brush versus her pussy lips. "Easy for you to state," reacted Cindy.
Cindy raised her head and took his difficult dick into her mouth pulling his hips down to her face. She unwinded her throat and moved her mouth up and up till she lastly had all of him in her mouth, pressing the head of his dick down her throat.
He moved down and began rubbing the back of her legs. Mmmmmmmmm," sighed Cindy.
Cindy rolled over on the table. Josh groaned at the sight of her laying there naked. "God, I enjoy this task," he stated, smiling wickedly.
Josh took the sheet and pulled it down up until it was simply covering her butts and focused on her lower back. As he rubbed her lower back in a circular movement, he sometimes touched the tops of her butt cheeks. Cindy felt her pussy starting to get wet.
"Yes, I understand," addressed Cindy. "Well, simply unwind and I will take care of those knots," stated Josh.
She got in the attendant and the medspa revealed her to the women altering space where she might undress and place on among the great white fluffy bathrobes that the medspa supplied. Cindy removed off her clothing and kept them in the locker.
" This method, please," Josh stated as he carefully took her elbow and lead her towards the massage space. They got in the space, which was poorly lit, with soft smoothing music playing in the background.
Prior to she might ask any concerns, Josh began kneading her ass cheeks. "Oh God that feels great," believed Cindy. "Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm," she stated aloud.
" OK, I'm going to leave the space for a couple of minutes and I desire you to remove your bathrobe, hang it on this hook, and after that lay face down on this table with your face in this opening," stated Josh. "OK," smiled Cindy.
Cindy bucked her hips up at him, quietly asking him to consume her. "Arruughghgh," groaned Cindy around his dick.
" Yes," she responded to, opening her eyes and searching for at the boy standing prior to her. "Wow, are all the masseurs this adorable?" she believed to herself.
"Oh yes," addressed Cindy. "A little too warm," she believed to herself as she felt her face flush.
Josh extended his thumbs and moved them to the bottoms of her cheeks. He began rubbing throughout and down up until he had his thumbs on her pussy.
She rapidly laid and disrobed face down on the table, covering herself with the sheet.
There was a knock on the door. "Yes," responded Cindy.
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Heroes: Jackie Joyner-Kersee
As the World Readies For This Year's Summer Olympics in London, the Gold Medalist Reminisces About Her Own Undefeated Records, Wheaties Fame, and Her Legendary Sister-in-Law, Flo-Jo
As the World Readies For This Year's Summer Olympics in London, the Gold Medalist Reminisces About Her Own Undefeated Records, Wheaties Fame, and Her Legendary Sister-in-Law, Flo-Jo
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee is an athlete of another strata. In 1988, she established a world record in the heptathlon with a staggering 7,291 points and a mere five days later set an Olympic long jump record, both of which are still unmatched to this day. She has represented the United States four times at the Summer Olympics, accruing a glamorous assortment of medals: three gold, two bronze, and one silver in four different events. And while her physical prowess is nothing short of legendary, put Joyner-Kersee in a pair of high heels and she's prone to girlish teetering—and subsequent laughter—rather than long, cheetahlike strides. In fact, the athlete-turned-activist, now a mentor and community leader in her native St. Louis, laughs regularly and easily. Just don't mention the thought of anyone breaking her records.
Tell the truth: do you still keep an eye on your records, and do you secretly hope no one beats them?
JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE Well, I like to think of it as following the sport. [Laughs] I'm definitely aware of my records and I'm always looking at the potential of athletes who have the ability to break them. It's been 26 years since my first Olympics, but when you have one of these records and you've done it, the thought definitely crosses your mind.
You still have the highest record for heptathlon points scored, and you're the first heptathlete ever to achieve consecutive Olympic wins.
JJK People always say records are made to be broken. And I agree with that. Just not mine!
Sports Illustrated voted you the Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th century. What does that mean to you?
JJK I wasn't aware of it until it came out, so it was an honor and a total surprise. When you're competing, and actually doing those things, you don't think of accolades. You have tunnel vision.
Where do you keep your medals?
JJK At home, but I do a lot of school appearances, so I travel with them.
Do you let other people wear them, or are you superstitious about that?
JJK No, not me. A bunch of people have had them on. I just remind them that you can't take claim to that sort of honor until you have earned it. Since I left the sport, I've done a lot of community work, mentoring programs, and a lot in health and wellness.
I heard that you like to speak to students. What do you tell them?
JJK I speak from a sense of strength, which comes from sports. I want them to see the balance. Regardless of what field you're in, you have to have goals you are willing to work toward. The twist in there, for me, is health and wellness. Being able to take care of oneself is important.
How did you balance your life?
JJK I was fortunate because my husband was my coach. But you really have to carve out time for what makes you feel good. When I was competing I knew I always wanted to do community work, so I would do what I had to do athletically, and then I would find time to visit a school.
How did you get involved with sports in East St. Louis?
JJK East St. Louis is always going to be home for me. It was a solid foundation, but in the beginning I was not one of the fastest girls. In fact, I finished last in my first ever competition [at the age of nine].
Jackie Joyner-Kersee finished last?
JJK Dead last. When I was that young I wanted to be on a relay team with my friends, so I had to be good enough to be in the four. There's a park on the East Side, and my goal was to be able to run around the park without stopping. When I could do that, I knew I had improved, and then it was on to the next challenge. What I stress to young people is that it's not where you start, it's where you're trying to get.
You grew up in a tough family. Did playing sports help to relieve some of those stresses?
JJK Yes. My grandmother was shot and killed in Chicago by her husband. He came home one day and…I saw a lot of drugs and violence growing up, and I saw how it could tear a family apart. When I was little I didn't know I had this athletic gift to go and do the things I was going to do, but sports provided me an opportunity to learn a lot about myself and who I am. I was able to set goals, go to college, and see there was a better life out there.
Your thought process was if you can get a gold medal, you can keep it together.
JJK Exactly. You learn to take the good with the bad. Growing up I learned not to take anything for granted. I don't underestimate anyone. Even when my numbers say that I'm the best, I still work as if I'm at the bottom of the pile.
You were on the covers of a Wheaties box, Jackie!
JJK Yeah, that was awesome.
Any other highlights from when you were still competing?
JJK Definitely Wheaties! I also worked with the President and Mrs. Obama to help bring the Olympics to Chicago. And I had the opportunity to ride on Air Force One with Bill Clinton. I've seen the world, and I've met people from all walks of life. I've had a lot of moments that I just can't believe.
How has the sport changed since you started?
JJK I think female athletes are more respected and appreciated for their great talents. Something else, which is new, is that girls who appreciate fashion can be taken seriously.
Now athletes design their own fashion lines.
JJK It's nice to still be taken seriously and take care of the way you look. In my day, if you came out there wearing lipstick, someone would think, Oh, I'm going to beat this cutie-pie.
What about your sister-in-law Florence Griffith Joyner's legendary nails?
JJK Florence would do all of our nails, even when we were going to school together at UCLA. She married my brother, who she met through me. It's funny: Florence and I went to UCLA together, and [my brother] Al went to Arkansas State. I went to visit him and showed him a picture of Florence, and he said, "Oh, that's the girl I'm going to marry." I said, "No you're not." But he did.
Did Florence try and get you to grow your nails long?
JJK No, she knew better than that! I loved fashion, but I was much more subtle.
I see you have a very bright pink nail polish today.
JJK It's a classic pink. This is not on Flo-Jo's level, trust me!


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The March 8 wedding was performed by Rabbi Lorraine Rudenberg at the Brazilian Court in Palm Beach, Fla. A reception followed at Cafe Boulud at The Brazilian Court. The couple had their first dance to a string version of "Till There Was You" by Meredith Willson.
Maid of honor was Morgana Bowersox, sister of the bride.
Best man was Jared Lissauer, brother of the groom.
The bride earned a bachelor's degree in art history from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn., and received her post graduate certificates in paralegal studies and estate and gift tax planning from New York University. She is a paralegal/fiduciary accountant in the individual clients department at Day Pitney LLP, a Greenwich law firm.
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Officers Tom Young and Brad Goyt have a different pre-patrol routine than their colleagues. In fact, when they go out for patrols, they walk right by the police cars and head out on the open road.
Shippensburg police just restarted their permanent bike patrol unit, something the force hasn't had in more than a decade.
"We can be seen when we want to be seen, and when we don't want to be seen, we can be invisible almost," said Goyt.
The idea came from one of the officers who said, "We're riding a bike. We're not costing anyone gas. That's kind of how I sold it."
The officer sold the idea to his boss, the police chief, who admitted he wasn't too keen on the bike patrol idea until he saw for himself during a test run last fall the benefit of having bikes.
"We were in our patrol cars, and the next thing I see is the bicycle cutting through parking lots, through alleys, and he was there before we were," said Chief Fred Scott.
Scott has one request, though: that officers interact with the public. It's something the officers say comes naturally in the saddle.
"They see you on a bike, they see you doing something; it's not just riding around behind a windshield," said Young.
So far, officers Young and Goyt and a part-time officer are the members of the pedal-powered patrol unit. That's partly because there are only two bikes, one from the original unit in the 90s, the other paid for by community donations.
They're hoping to add to the fleet and put more officers on two wheels on the street.
"I guess we seem to be a little more approachable, so that's a good thing," Goyt said.
The Shippensburg bike patrols are planned for Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but there may be more patrols added as the weather gets warmer.


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Will Big Corn Call Katie Couric a Flake Too?
The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric aired a piece on Thursday (Jan. 8 ) called Where America Stands on Obesity. The report cites many factors for the nation's current obesity epidemic, including some that haven't gotten much attention.
Kelly Brownell, who studies obesity at Yale University, says the government doesn't help by subsidizing corn -- an ingredient in virtually every sweetener. Corn farmers were paid $56 billion [EWG link] over the last ten years by the federal government to grow their crop.
Produce farmers? Not a dime.
"If you go to McDonald's today, you can buy a quarter-pounder with cheese meal -- that means the large drink and the large french fries -- for less than it costs to buy a salad and a bottle of water," Brownell said. "There's something wrong with that picture."
In recent months, statements by Martha Stewart, Michael Pollan and Anthony Bourdain have irked the folks over at the National Corn Growers Association by making the same points that the CBS Evening News report did: Using taxpayer funds to cheapen unhealthy calories while giving no federal support to fresh fruits and vegetables is a recipe for disaster.
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Catalogue No: CASTCD117Based on the true life memoirs of legendary burlesque entertainer, Gypsy Rose Lee, GYPSY tells the tale of Momma Rose and her two daughters, Baby June and Louise, trekking across America in their family vaudeville act. But times are changing, audiences are expecting more, and the two girls have their own ambitions in mind. The rise of burlesque is upon them, and nothing will ever be the same again for Momma Rose.Imelda Staunton delivers a knock out performance (The Independent) as Momma Rose in Jonathan Kents dazzling revival (Mail on Sunday), alongside Lara Pulver, who reprises her stunning (The Independent) role as Louise. They are joined by Peter Davison as Herbie, in this gloriously entertaining musical fable. With lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and music by Jule Styne, this moving and scintillating (The Times) production of GYPSY is the first to be seen in London for 40 yearsBuy the CD from Amazon:19 tracks available for downloadFor Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Fiji,Papua New Guinea & other Oceanic territoriesclick here: For all other available territoriesclick here: streaming from our® channel, or listen now on Spotify®:CD also available at the Savoy TheatreGYPSYBook by Arthur LaurentsMusic by Jule StyneLyrics by Stephen SondheimCast (in order of appearance):Uncle Jocko / Cigar BILLY HARTMAN Georgie / Kansas DAMIEN POOLE Baby June ISLA HUGGINS-BARR Baby Louise HOLLY HAZLETON Momma Rose IMELDA STAUNTON Pop HARRY DICKMANMr. Weber / Boucheron TOM HODGKINS Herbie PETER DAVISONLouise LARA PULVERJune GEMMA SUTTONTulsa DAN BURTONYonkers / Pastey KIERAN JAEL.A. ROGER DIPPERLittle Rock LUKE STREETMr. Goldstone / Rich Man JACK CHISSICK Miss Cratchitt / Electra JULIE LEGRAND Agnes / Toreadorable NATALIE WOODS Marjorie May / Toreadorable CLARE HALSE Geraldine / Toreadorable DANIELLE MORRIS Tessie Tura ANITA LOUISE COMBE Mazeppa LOUISE GOLDDelores / Waitress / Toreadorable LAUREN HALL Mother / Stripper / Showgirl LUCINDA SHAW Swing LIZ EWINGSwing LAUREN INGRAMSwing PHILIP CATCHPOLESwing TOM MURPHYChildren's EnsembleJOSEPH ADAMS, HENRY AUSTIN, DOMINIC BRYANT, EWAN HAWKINGS, PATRICK LEE, JONAH MITCHELL, HARVEY PEARCE, OWEN PENNINGTON,MAX ROBSON, ALEXANDER STUCKEYMusiciansConductor : Nicholas SkilbeckKeyboards / Piano : Simon TappinDouble Bass : Laurence UnglessDrums : Matt SkeltonPercussion : Alex NealHarp : Carys HughesAlto Sax / Flute / Piccolo / Clarinet : Rupert Widdows Tenor Sax / Flute / Clarinet : Steve Pierce Tenor Sax / Oboe / Clarinet : Mike Davis Baritone Sax / Clarinet / Bass Clarinet / Bassoon : Jay CraigFrench Horn : Ruth OReillyTrumpet 1 / Flugel Horn : Owain Harries Trumpet 2 / Flugel Horn : Nick Briggs Trumpet 3 / Flugel Horn : Dave Hopkin Trombone : John StokesTrombone / Bass Trombone : Chris Traves Original Orchestrations by SID RAMIN & ROBERT GINZLERNew Orchestrations by NICHOLAS SKILBECK & TOM KELLYMusic Associate : Tom KellyOrchestral Management : Andy BarnwellRecording CreditsRecorded at Angel Studios Islington March 2015 Produced for Record byNicholas Skilbeck and Tom Kelly Orchestra Conducted by Nicholas Skilbeck Engineer Niall AcottPro-tools Operator and Assistant Engineer Christopher ParkerAssistant Engineer Fred Clifton Keyboard Technician Chris GuardMusic Assistant Emily CottonMixed at NJA StudiosMastered by Ray Staff at Air Studios Mastering London. Co-ordinated for First Night Records by John CraigWith thanks to Jonathan Kent
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Thomas Jane is set to make his feature directorial debut on A Magnificent Death From A Shattered Hand and will star alongside Nick Nolte, Jeremy Irons. Cargo Entertainment has commenced talks with buyers at AFM and Paradigm arranged financing and represents North American rights.
Geyer Kosinski, Dean Bornstein and James Ordonez are producing for the project's financier Tayrona Films.
The thriller follows a former soldier's quest for redemption in the Wild West as he struggles to clear his name. Production is scheduled to begin in 2013 in Utah.
"My intention is for the movie to utilise themes that characterise the classic Western films – their exploration of rugged individualism versus civic duty, of personal valour versus the violence of pre-civil worlds – to create a film that works on the level of rousing entertainment," said Jane.
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Some of the confirmed tunes for Guitar Hero 5 include the following:
The official site is also running a competition where users can log in and submit their predictions for all of the bands and tracks that will appear in the final game.
Johnny Cash - "Ring of Fire" Santana - "No One To Depend On (Live)" Bob Dylan - "All Along the Watchtower" Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - "Runnin' Down a Dream" Vampire Weekend - "A-Punk" The White Stripes - "Blue Orchid" The Rolling Stones - "Sympathy for the Devil" Kings of Leon - "Sex on Fire" Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"
Bryn says: Sneaky but smart. I wonder just how much pull Guitar Hero 5 will have over music game fans when The Beatles is so close? I don't know a lot of punters that can afford to buy both games, and it seems like the massive amounts of hype surrounding The Beatles game could win out in September.
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At BCG, Allies bring a sense of collaboration and excitement to their teams. They create an atmosphere of trust and support in which people can do their best work. Borja goes deep to understand challenges.
The best part of working at BCG is that most of the time I am helping clients address the oil and gas sector's hottest topics, helping to shape their international strategies.
Working for BCG as an oil and gas upstream analyst gave me the opportunity to combine three areas I was genuinely interested in, and which I could not cover satisfactorily with my degree in industrial engineering. I had a passion for energy, for business administration, and for fancy analytics and programming. No doubt that joining BCG helped me reconcile these three interests under the Knowledge Team.
Later on, I found that this company was the perfect platform to steer a long-term career aligned with my own goals. Understanding that with enthusiasm and hard work I could set my pace and my own path was enlightening, and that belief encouraged me to work toward my vision until the present day.
Borja holds an industrial engineering degree from Polytechnic University in Madrid. Before joining BCG, he worked for the Spain's energy regulator.
None of the ten years I have worked at BCG has been alike. BCG guided my career in such a way that I made progress along the way: moving from a broader expertise to a more focused one, from being the only exploration and production specialist to managing an international team today. Also BCG ensured I could enjoy an international transfer experience. With such progress, I firmly believe BCG helped me succeed professionally within the firm.
Every single international experience is unique and worthwhile! No matter if it was Brazil, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore, or the UK, I embraced the local culture of all these countries while working on international projects, making new friendships, and, above all, boosting my learning curve.
I am reading the book The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. It's a highly engaging book because it describes a number of scientific discoveries to show how we can install or change habits, and why habits can lead to transformational experiences both to individuals and to corporations and societies. In fact, I am so positively impressed with the book that I made my tailor knit a quote in one of my suits: "There's nothing you can't do if you get the habits right."


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I'm facilitating a Birds of a Feather session at TechEd 2012 on June 11th. These sessions should be streamed via the TechEd 2012 site, so you can participate even if you are not at the conference. Here is the session I'm facilitating. It would be great to get a lot of people posting comments and questions via twitter (live) during the session!
Session Code: BOF01-DEV
See Me, Hear Me, Touch Me: Using Touch, Voice, and Motion in Apps
Monday, June 11 at 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM in S319
We've had the ability to use voice input for years. Windows 7 brought us touch and Kinect for Windows brings us motion. Why are so few apps using these input methods? Have you started to use one of these input methods, only to go back to the keyboard and mouse? Let's face it; these input methods are becoming more pervasive (and even invasive). Do you have a perspective on developer and user adoption? Come share your ideas and hear what others are doing to implement voice, touch, and motion to add value to the user interface. Join us for this open discussion and invite your friends to participate via Twitter using #bof12.
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You know it, you love it, Tell Us Dammit. No, rather TELL US DAMMIT. Yep! Time to learn about each other. How it works: We ask a question, you answer it. Simple and no strings attached! This isn't some marketing survey or whatever. It's an emotional investment in you. Yes, we're interesting in knowing you, Kotaku reader person. You probably know fucktons about us - more than you even want to, we're sure. But, hey, we'd like to know about you. That way you won't be some faceless blob - and we might feel a tinge of guilt when we ban your ass. Or not, because really we're incapable of human emotion. Sadness.
What is the longest you have gone without gaming?